Wits end

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Wits end

Sarah T(2121)

Posted on 07-07-2016 at 5.09AM

Our 8 month old lb is waking up every morning without fail at 4.15am and will NOT go back to sleep! It has been happening for 2 weeks now and previously was 5ish for a couple of weeks before that. Prior to this he was waking up every hour to comfort feed and we just managed to get him out of this now this is happening! Me and husband are having to take it in turns to take him downstairs so the other can get a bit more sleep but it's killing us! I don't feed him straight away when he wakes - yesterday husband took him downstairs and he didn't want a feed until 7! We have tried blackout blinds, earlier bed time, later bed time, leaving him when he wakes, giving him water, white noise or music, rocking him back to sleep and bringing him in with us but he Is just wide awake and wants to play and screams until he gets up to play! He is then tried a couple hours later but I have always struggled to get him to nap so he maybe has 3 half hour naps a day at best on a day when he wakes at 4.15 and generally goes to bed at 7 surely this can't be enough sleep!! Has anyone got any other suggestions please?

Our 8 month old lb is waking up every morning without fail at 4.15am and will NOT go back to sleep! It has been happening for 2 weeks now and previously was 5ish for a couple of weeks before that. Prior to this he was waking up every hour to comfort feed and we just managed to get him out of this now this is happening! Me and husband are having to take it in turns to take him downstairs so the other can get a bit more sleep but it's killing us! I don't feed him straight away when he wakes - yesterday husband took him downstairs and he didn't want a feed until 7! We have tried blackout blinds, earlier bed time, later bed time, leaving him when he wakes, giving him water, white noise or music, rocking him back to sleep and bringing him in with us but he Is just wide awake and wants to play and screams until he gets up to play! He is then tried a couple hours later but I have always struggled to get him to nap so he maybe has 3 half hour naps a day at best on a day when he wakes at 4.15 and generally goes to bed at 7 surely this can't be enough sleep!! Has anyone got any other suggestions please?

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Sarah T(2121)

Posted on 07-07-2016 at 7.16PM

Anyone?

Anyone?

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Terri H(59)

Posted on 07-07-2016 at 7.30PM

Our lb used to wake up at 430 everyday without fail too an wanted to play but would still be tired and fussy until his nap (used to be a terrible napper too.) His naps improved when I started taking him out for a walk in his pushchair to get him to sleep and he'd sleep in the pushchair. He has music on quietly gen he naps so I started playing the same song as I got him ready for his nap walk to create a sleep association. I tell him we're going to get ready for his nap soon and go on his nap walk so he understands what is expected to happen. We always go on the same walk route - different to any other walk like with the dogs etc. And now I can ask him if hes ready for his nap walk and he'll go and get his pushchair! He's 16 months now.
We've really struggled with sleep as he has a lot of food allergies, one of which we've only just realised, so he's only just starting to sleep through. He is allergic to cows milk, soya, goats milk and oats. His symptoms are tricky to spot until he has a full blown allergic reaction. So have a little read into food allergies so you can rule it out.
I would highly recommend the book 'baby steps to better sleep' by Nicole Johnson. It gives you lots of ideas on realistic sleep times and an exhaustive list of things to tick of which could be affecting your baby's sleep. Once you've ticked all the boxes it gives you guidance on 'sleep coaching' not sleep training. It's a very good book.

Our lb used to wake up at 430 everyday without fail too an wanted to play but would still be tired and fussy until his nap (used to be a terrible napper too.) His naps improved when I started taking him out for a walk in his pushchair to get him to sleep and he'd sleep in the pushchair. He has music on quietly gen he naps so I started playing the same song as I got him ready for his nap walk to create a sleep association. I tell him we're going to get ready for his nap soon and go on his nap walk so he understands what is expected to happen. We always go on the same walk route - different to any other walk like with the dogs etc. And now I can ask him if hes ready for his nap walk and he'll go and get his pushchair! He's 16 months now.

We've really struggled with sleep as he has a lot of food allergies, one of which we've only just realised, so he's only just starting to sleep through. He is allergic to cows milk, soya, goats milk and oats. His symptoms are tricky to spot until he has a full blown allergic reaction. So have a little read into food allergies so you can rule it out.

I would highly recommend the book 'baby steps to better sleep' by Nicole Johnson. It gives you lots of ideas on realistic sleep times and an exhaustive list of things to tick of which could be affecting your baby's sleep. Once you've ticked all the boxes it gives you guidance on 'sleep coaching' not sleep training. It's a very good book.

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Amy B(1205)

Posted on 07-07-2016 at 10.14PM

Sorry no advice but can I ask how you stopped the comfort feeding? My LO wakes just for a bottle to suck back to sleep, doesn't really take any milk. X

Sorry no advice but can I ask how you stopped the comfort feeding? My LO wakes just for a bottle to suck back to sleep, doesn't really take any milk. X